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The forerunner to the U.S. Secret Service, the Pinkerton agency in Ann Arbor remains a viable, international leader in traditional and cyber security and services.
Dan Calabrese
Ann Arbor offers an urban oasis that technology firms and their mostly younger workers gravitate to. But how to explain a technology powerhouse that relocated to Ann Arbor from New Jersey, by way of Chicago, and was founded before the Civil War?
It starts in the days of Jesse James and Butch Cassidy — at the dawn of Millard Fillmore's presidency in 1850 — when Pinkerton's National Detective Agency was the inspiration of a Scottish immigrant named Allan Pinkerton. A police detective in Chicago at the time, Pinkerton got the bright idea that the work he was doing on the police force could be offered successfully in the private sector.
He was correct. Adopting a code of conduct and the slogan, "We Never Sleep," Pinkerton agents were hired by the railroads to guard the rails on horseback. Industrialists hired Pinkerton to maintain security in the midst of labor disturbances. Murder investigations were solved by Pinkerton detectives acting in concert with local police. Not only did the founder succeed; he actually blazed trails that the federal government ultimately followed in the creation of the Secret Service, the FBI, and the CIA.
In short order, Pinkerton assembled experts in security, law enforcement, and investigative services, and the agency ultimately became the head of intelligence for the Union Army during the Civil War. Among other things, that put Pinkerton in a position to provide protection for President Abraham Lincoln, and their service included the uncovering of an assassination plot against him in 1861. Of course, they did not prevent Lincoln's actual assassination by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865 (Pinkerton's agents were not on assignment that night).
Fast-forward to modern times. When Pinkerton announced last year that it was relocating its world headquarters from New Jersey to downtown Ann Arbor, it was a far more advanced version of Allan Pinkerton's creation.
"Before, it was more a matter of having vetted our agents, and providing the right training to be ready for game day, so to speak," says Jack Zahran, Pinkerton's president. "Now, with the use of technology, we look at something like social media, where we use that information and those techniques to possibly find some hostile rhetoric — this is a flag, this is a warning sign — and from there, that may change the deployment."
As Sony discovered late last year, when hackers caught the company unprepared and broke into the company's internal files, including private emails, the digital world has lots of back doors. "The top threat today is cyber, and it runs the gamut," Zahran says. "It's protecting your information. It's the inside job. I know cyber is very broad, but that's where clients are really focusing. Everything is about (protecting) information."
Much of Pinkerton's ability to respond comes from the use of geospatial technology, which is a platform of online tools that tap into
geographic information. It helps investigators identify the real meaning of the noise and chatter they're hearing, and often gives them information they can act on.
"Your ability to synthesize information, and get the information up and out, is the key," Zahran says. "In Egypt, when things were getting really unstable (during the Arab Spring), companies were looking for a partner. What is noise? What is real? What is happening? Do we pull our people now? Do we not? You need the right information to drive that."
So why, after 165 years of operating successfully around the world, did Pinkerton choose to relocate to Michigan? According to Zahran, the venerable company's 39-year-old president, it involved access to talent, resources, and clients.
"Like most other college towns, (Ann Arbor) is a research town, so you have access to good information that's there," he says. "There's a lot of good technology development in the region, and it's really the Detroit metro area. Ann Arbor made sense as far as the standard of living and from a recruiting standpoint, but it's the Michigan region we really like. The closer you are to a major market, you're going to get development attraction, so we've always had an office and a presence in Michigan. Being close (now), we've seen a lot of interest and reinvigoration in existing relationships."
The move wasn't made as a result of governmental incentives. Zahran, who graduated from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, says Pinkerton saw it more as a reflection of where the company is today, and where it's going in terms of its client relationships and the evolution of its service offerings. Pinkerton already does extensive work with the auto industry and regional R&D firms.
Paul Krutko, president and CEO of SPARK, an economic development agency in Ann Arbor, says the city and state are fortunate to have landed the company. "Ann Arbor competed against New York and Chicago for Pinkerton, and the company was confident in its ability to grow here. When a global company chooses Ann Arbor, it's important to recognize the impact it has on our ability to attract other businesses — and, more importantly, talent — to the Ann Arbor region."
As the company mines the region's tech base, it has shaken the mantle of a long-simmering relationship with organized labor. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, corporations routinely hired Pinkerton as a private security force during labor disputes that had the potential to turn violent, and often did. One particular confrontation occurred in 1892, when Pinkerton agents representing industrialist Andrew Carnegie came up against striking workers. The skirmish left seven dead. Such incidents led to labor unions holding a dim view of Pinkerton, whose agents they came to refer to as "pinks."
Today, Pinkerton is a global enterprise, with offices throughout the U.S. as well as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, India, Beijing, and Guangzhou (China). The firm has 1,500 employees and more than 10,000 agents who can be deployed as necessary. When a massive emergency situation develops, Pinkerton has been known to deploy thousands of agents to help deal with the situation — as they did during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Hurricane Sandy in New York.
"If Pinkerton were to model themselves after a federal agency, it would be the FBI," says Brian Tuskan, senior director of technology and investigations at Microsoft Corp. "They're professional, they're competent — it's kind of like a privatized FBI. When you look at the private sector, it's a huge market. There's a huge demand for that line of business."
That demand, according to Tuskan, comes from the growing number and expanded nature of threats private organizations face.
"You have increased workplace security issues, so a security director might say, 'I think we need 50 more guards to stand post at the door, and it's going to cost X million of dollars in labor,'" Tuskan says. "Well, Pinkerton will assess the problem and come up with a strategy and a plan that will make the most sense, and not just immediately throw money at the problem. The (recent) increase in terrorism and the uptick in threats and workplace violence have led to a 300-percent increase in manned guarding. Pinkerton gets this, too. It's not how many resources or physical guards or bodies you throw at a problem. It's based on a strategy of how you deploy, and how you use technology to mitigate or minimize risks."
Microsoft has contracts with Pinkerton in a variety of markets globally, including China, eastern and central Europe, and India, as well as the United States.
As extensively as Pinkerton uses technology, no one should think it's a replacement for skill, knowledge, or experience. Detectives have always used tools to help them do their jobs, but in order to be successful, they had to have good investigative instincts as well as the best tools to get the desired result.
"Your tactical base is still very important," Zahran says. "What we used to call protective services, we now call protective intelligence, because we have to take the technology and turn it into a next generation of best practices. A lot of things are being algorithm-driven, and how you feed an algorithm makes the difference. The lessons we've learned over the past 165 years can really make a difference in how you shape a technology like that. Garbage in, garbage out."
If Pinkerton assigns a detail to protect an executive or a government leader, for example, the team will be armed with physical and cyber weapons. "Now, when it's game day, so to speak, and we're protecting a
diplomat or something like that, we'll incorporate GPS tracking," Zahran says. "It makes a huge difference in terms of using these
technologies."
A former detective, Tuskan, of Microsoft, says he looks for investigative instincts first, and then views the smart use of technology as a plus. "Pinkerton also does security consulting and risk assessments, and a lot of this is just back to institutional knowledge and old-school hitting the ground and knowing what you're doing," he says. "You can't replace experience with technology. Technology is a tool."
But part of using technology well is understanding how to organize information. To that end, Pinkerton has aggregated massive volumes of data — compiled by its own people, other intelligence analysts, and governments around the world — into a massive database it calls the Pinkerton Vigilance Network.
Tuskan, who has had access to the data contained in the Vigilance Network, describes it as a type of geospatial mapping apparatus that has become a go-to resource in mitigating risks and threats to Pinkerton clients. "In the services they provide, they have an edge because of the technology they use for analytics, security, and intelligence," he says.
All the emphasis on geospatial mapping and other technology is clearly a far cry from Pinkerton's roots, but in many ways the agency's history remains the thing the public most easily recognizes. Movie fans may recall Will Smith portrayed a Pinkerton agent in The Wild Wild West, helping to foil an assassination attempt against President Ulysses S. Grant. Pinkerton detectives also played a role in several James Bond novels, and at least one Sherlock Holmes novel, as well as the film, The Legend of Zorro.
A new generation of pop culture mavens might get to know Pinkerton for its work in electronic surveillance, risk management consulting, and threat assessment, as well as security details and more traditional investigative work. Those appear to be market needs Zahran and his associates see as they settle into their new location and set about the agency's latest evolution. They will also focus on services like crisis management, executive protection, residential protection, employment screening, and intellectual property.
It's not always obvious when a Pinkerton agent is on the scene. Sometimes the driver for a particular executive isn't just a chauffeur. When the CEO always parks in the same place and follows other predictable patterns — as many do — that disgruntled employee who was recently let go might know exactly where to look for a CEO if he or she is angling for a confrontation, and having a Pinkerton agent nearby might be a good idea.
"You think of Pinkerton, the history is just amazing," Tuskan says. "We're talking way back to the foundation of the United States. They have a rich history and, for me, it's just fascinating because I'm kind of a history buff — but also to know that Pinkerton as an investigative entity has been around for such a long time, and that they hire highly qualified security professionals, most of whom are former law enforcement (personnel)."
A job with Pinkerton might make for an interesting career opportunity for detectives, police officers, and federal agents in Michigan who see their departments caught in budget crunches, who are eligible for retirement but still want to work, or who are looking for a career change. It might also provide food for thought for long-established Michigan companies that need to reassess what they previously believed about their security needs.
One thing you can say for sure, though, is that Michigan apparently can build its new economy on new technologies and new ideas, and then see it all brought here in the form of one of the oldest companies in the world. Of course, you don't stick around that long without adapting to change — or, better yet, getting ahead of it. db
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Superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion precludes normal blood venous return to the heart. This condition, also known as SVC syndrome, is an uncommon occurrence that affects approximately 15,000 patients each year in the United States. The SVC functions as the primary venous drainage system from the head, neck, upper extremities, and upper thorax; the occlusion can be due to an extraluminal compression or intraluminal obstruction in nature. In general, SVC is 6 to 8 cm long and extends from the junction of the right and left innominate veins to the right atrium. Located in the middle mediastinum, the SVC is surrounded by relatively rigid structures, such as the trachea, right bronchus, sternum, aorta, pulmonary artery, and paratracheal and perihilar lymph nodes. Because the SVC is a low-pressure and thin-walled venous structure, the venous wall of the SVC can be compressed easily as it traverses the right side of the mediastinum.
SVC syndrome was first reported in 1757, when Dr. William Hunter described it in a patient with syphilitic aortic aneurysm.1 Historically, infections were the most common cause of SVC syndrome. In a study reported in 1954 by Schechter,2 who analyzed 274 confirmed cases of SVC syndrome, 40% were due to either syphilitic aneurysms or tuberculous mediastinitis. In the past 5 decades, there has been a gradual decline of these infectious etiologies as primary causes of SVC syndrome, owing in part to improved antimicrobial therapy. In later reports, carcinoma of the lung resulting in extraluminal SVC compression is the predominant cause of SVC obstruction. Patients with SVC obstruction require immediate diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic intervention, because it is common in patients with undiagnosed malignancy within the thorax.
The majority of cases of SVC syndrome are caused by neoplastic progression into the venous wall with resultant tumor mass compression against the relatively fixed, thin-walled SVC. Alternatively, SVC obstruction can also be due to intravascular thrombosis caused by neoplastic involvement. Postmortem studies have demonstrated that complete SVC obstruction is the result of extrinsic tumor compression in conjunction with intravascular thrombosis. In contrast, incomplete SVC obstruction is more frequently caused by extrinsic compression without associated intravascular thrombosis.3,4 Figure 64-1 summarizes various causes of SVC syndrome.
Figure 64-1 Causes of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome.
Because of the SVC's location, primary carcinoma of the lung located in the right upper lung lobe has a higher likelihood of causing SVC obstruction than pulmonary carcinomas located elsewhere. Among various neoplastic etiologies of SVC syndrome, mediastinal malignancy is responsible for 80% of cases. Specifically, bronchogenic carcinomas account for 75% to 80% of all cases, with the majority being small-cell carcinomas. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is responsible for the remaining 10% to 15% of cases of SVC syndrome of malignant etiology. Other malignant causes of SVC syndrome, albeit less common, are Hodgkin disease, metastatic cancers, primary leiomyosarcomas of the mediastinal vessels, and plasmocytomas.
SVC obstruction can be caused by nonmalignant diseases, which account for less than 25% of all cases of SVC syndrome.3–5 Infectious conditions such as syphilis and tuberculosis accounted for the majority of cases of SVC syndrome around the turn of the twentieth century. The development of effective pharmacologic therapy in the past 4 decades has largely eradicated syphilitic and tuberculosis-related SVC syndrome. The most common nonmalignant cause of SVC syndrome is mediastinal fibrosis from an infectious or radiation-induced process.6 With an aging population on the rise, the frequency of placement of central venous devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, central venous infusion ports, and long-term hemodialysis catheters, is similarly increasing. As a result, data have shown that benign disease accounted for 35% to 40% of cases of SVC obstruction.7 These indwelling venous devices can cause SVC obstruction through mechanical trauma to the venous endothelium, which can result in intraluminal fibrosis.8–17
Collateral Venous Pathways
Venous collateral network formation can occur from chronic SVC obstruction. There are several important venous collaterals that return venous circulation from the upper half of the torso to the right atrium. The first and most important pathway is the azygos venous system, which includes the azygos vein, the hemiazygos vein, and the connecting intercostal veins. The second pathway involves the internal mammary venous system as well as tributaries and secondary communications to the superior and inferior epigastric veins. The long thoracic venous system, which represents the third collateral venous network, is connected to the femoral veins and vertebral veins. The development of these collateral venous pathways is influenced by the chronicity of SVC obstruction as well as underlying causative factors (Table 64-1).
Table 64-1
Stanford Classification for Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Obstruction
I Up to 90% stenosis with patency of the azygos vein
II 90% stenosis to complete occlusion of SVC with patency of the azygos vein and antegrade flow through the azygos vein
III 90% stenosis to complete occlusion of SVC with patency of the azygos vein and retrograde flow through the azygos vein
IV Complete occlusion of SVC and one or more of its branches including the azygos vein
Clinical Presentations and Diagnostic Evaluation
Clinical manifestations of SVC syndrome and diagnostic evaluation of patients in whom it is suspected are described in detail in Chapter 63.
Treatment Considerations
The traditional treatment for SVC syndrome associated with thoracic malignancy has been radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or both. The treatment response varies, depending on the invasiveness of thoracic malignancy, so typically resolution of symptoms may take several months. Although surgical construction of the SVC to bypass the venous obstruction along with removal of the underlying intrathoracic malignancy is an acceptable treatment option, this treatment approach requires a median sternotomy, which represents a major surgical challenge. The treatment benefits and operative morbidities must be weighed carefully against the patient's life expectancy in those with malignant SVC syndrome. In patients with nonmalignant SVC syndrome, surgical reconstruction of the SVC creates a new venous conduit, which enables future dialysis access of pacemaker placement.
In patients who have overt SVC syndrome or whose disease does not respond to medical therapy, additional catheter-based treatment such as balloon angioplasty or stenting is necessary in order to maintain SVC luminal patency. In contrast to chemotherapy and radiation treatment for malignant SVC syndrome, endovascular stenting of the SVC establishes immediate luminal patency and provides rapid symptomatic relief. Endovascular stenting has been used prior to chemotherapy in neoplastic SVC syndrome with success.18 Similarly, endovascular treatment options can be equally applied to patients with nonmalignant SVC syndrome. In patients whose SVC obstruction is caused by intraluminal thrombosis, thrombolytic therapy to dissolve the thrombus is effective.
On the basis of an abundance of studies, endovascular therapy should be considered the first line of treatment in both malignant and nonmalignant SVC syndrome.19–22 The use of endovascular therapy to treat SVC syndrome has been extended to treat the pediatric and young adult populations.23 The only contraindication to endovascular therapy is inpatients with a contraindication to thrombolytic therapy or anticoagulation. Patients whose symptoms fail to respond or who are not candidates for endovascular therapy should be evaluated for surgical reconstruction.
Techniques of Endovascular Intervention
The endovascular procedure should be performed in either an interventional suite or operating room with a dedicated angiographic capability or a mobile C-arm fluoroscopic unit. Access for percutaneous stenting of the SVC is typically obtained via the femoral vein, but a brachial, basilic, or internal jugular vessel can also provide useful therapeutic access to the central veins. In the event of venous occlusion involving the SVC or brachiocephalic veins, bilateral upper extremity venous access via either a brachial or basilic vein should be considered because it facilitates the catheterization of the central vein occlusion. In addition to femoral access, additional upper extremity venous access is necessary in about 20% of the cases.22 This dual venous access not only enables antegrade and retrograde venograms but also facilitates crossing the SVC lesion.
Femoral venous access is typically established with a 7F introducer sheath (Boston Scientific, Natick, Mass). A 260-cm Bentson guide wire (Boston Scientific) followed by a pigtail catheter is placed in the SVC. Venography of the SVC and brachiocephalic veins is performed via a femoral approach to visualize the SVC lesion. Whenever possible, a hydrophilic guide wire is used to traverse the SVC lesion. Once the lesion is successfully cannulated with the hydrophilic guide wire, the guide wire is exchanged for a stiff Amplatz wire (Boston Scientific) or a Lunderquist wire (Cook Medical, Inc., Bloomington, Ind) for balloon or stent delivery. If the wire is unable to cross an SVC occlusion or a high-grade lesion, a thrombolytic infusion catheter is placed for delivery of a thrombolytic drug either as a bolus or continuously for a certain period.
Systemic anticoagulation with intravenous heparin (5000 U/kg) is given prior to any catheter-based intervention. We routinely perform an initial SVC balloon dilatation because this maneuver widens the lumen, facilitating subsequent stent deployment; other researchers have similarly supported this maneuver.24,25 In contrast, yet others have advocated avoiding this maneuver to reduce the risk of thrombus embolization.26 Treatment by means of balloon dilatation alone yields poor clinical results in the long term owing to a high rate of restenosis. Given the available clinical results, stenting of the SVC lesion is preferred over to SVC balloon angioplasty.
Balloon angioplasty to dilate the SVC or brachiocephalic venous lesion is performed with either a 10 mm × 40 mm or 12 mm × 40 mm balloon angioplasty catheter. Following balloon dilatation of the SVC lesion, either a balloon-expandable stent or a self-expanding stent is deployed across the lesion. Infrequently a covered stent-graft is used to treat the SVC lesion. Occasionally, more than one stent is needed to treat the underlying pathology. Post-stenting balloon dilatation is routinely performed when a self-expanding stent or a stent-graft is deployed. In our series, if the segment of SVC adjacent to the stricture was greater than 16 mm in diameter, a bilateral brachiocephalic "kissing stent" technique using either a 12-mm- or a 14-mm-diameter stent is performed.22 Completion venography is obtained to document treatment results (Fig. 64-2). Introducer sheaths and guide wires are next removed, and manual compression is applied to achieve hemostasis.
Figure 64-2 Images of a patient with symptomatic superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. A, A high-grade SVC stenosis is depicted in the venogram (arrow). B, Luminal patency was established with the placement of a balloon-expandable Palmaz stent (arrow). C, Chest radiograph demonstrated the location of the Palmaz stent (arrow).
In the event of chronic venous occlusion whereby conventional catheter and guide wire techniques are not successful in crossing the venous occlusion, radiofrequency guide wire technology has been shown to be beneficial in establishing access across the venous occlusion. The PowerWire Radiofrequency Guidewire (Baylis Medical Company Inc, Montreal) can be used to facilitate crossing vessels with thrombotic occlusion. This 0.035-inch wire has a hot tip and low-friction insulation but is not steerable. The device monitor displays delivered radiofrequency power, impedance, and elapsed time to allow for continuous monitoring. The utility of this technology was highlighted in a series of three patients with malignant SVC syndrome whose SVC occlusions were successfully crossed with use of a radiofrequency guide wire, followed by stent placement.27
Thrombolytic Therapy
The first successful thrombolytic therapy in SVC syndrome caused by a pacemaker lead was described in 1974, in which streptokinase was delivered via catheter-directed infusion.28 This treatment modality with or without angioplasty or stenting has been well validated.28–31 Thrombolytic therapy could lead to complete clot resolution or could partially recanalize the thrombus, allowing further endovascular management such as balloon angioplasty or stenting once the lesion is crossed with a wire. In general, chronic venous occlusions tend to be easier to cross with a wire than chronic arterial occlusions. Catheter-directed thrombolysis utilizes a smaller thrombolytic dose than systemic thrombolysis. The earlier the administration of thrombolytic therapy after the onset of symptoms, the better the response and the thrombus resolution. Most nonmalignant SVC syndromes respond to thrombolytic therapy, because the patients present with subacute or acute-on-chronic thrombosis. The process of thrombotic occlusion in malignant SVC syndrome is more insidious in nature. By the time symptoms occur, sufficient venous collaterals have usually developed.
When thrombosis occurs and results in SVC occlusion, adjuvant thrombolytic therapy may be beneficial to dissolve the thrombus and unmask the underlying lesion prior to definitive endovascular treatment. Many physicians who performed endovascular stenting for SVC syndrome described the benefits of thrombolytic agents.32 Ariza et al24 administered urokinase in a 500,000 IU bolus followed by an infusion of 80,000 to 100,000 IU/hr for 24 to 48 hours after stent implantation. Gray et al33 described the safety and benefit of using streptokinase and urokinase for thrombolysis in SVC syndrome of both malignant and benign etiologies. They reported successful results when thrombolytic infusion was administered through an indwelling catheter within 5 days of the onset of symptoms. In SVC or brachiocephalic thrombotic occlusion, direct thrombolytic infusion via a catheter embedded in thrombus or through a preexisting indwelling catheter is an effective technique for treating SVC thrombosis. Rosenblum et al34 reported the utility of thrombolytic therapy in successfully treating patients with SVC syndrome due to long-term use of indwelling catheter. Sheikh et al25 reported the use of urokinase and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) prior to angioplasty and stent deployment in patients with SVC syndrome.25 Their study shows a high rate of treatment success and supports the use of adjuvant thrombolytic therapy in patients with SVC syndrome with underlying venous thrombosis and no contraindications to thrombolytic therapy. Heparin, oral anticoagulants, or antiplatelet therapy is typically given after IVC stenting, for a duration of at least 6 months and possibly indefinitely.24–26 Overall this anticoagulation is well tolerated and appears to decrease the risk of stent thrombosis, although fatal subdural hematoma was reported in one patient with nonmalignant SVC syndrome.25
Over the past decade, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy has emerged as an effective treatment modality in patients with thrombotic venous occlusion.35
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"We have fought the good fight. We have prevailed," said Mayor John Pryor.
Thomas Ragonetti, one of the lawyers representing the land's owner, Neal Blue, disagreed and said the battle isn't over yet.
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Critically acclaimed classical singer, actress, recording artist and Humanitarian, Bri Cooper is the first classical singer featured the Salute to Excellence Award winning, Black Enterprise Magazine and was recently awarded the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from East Carolina University School of Music. Bri, is also a 2012 Marian Anderson Scholar and was guest soloist for the 73rd Annual Lincoln Memorial Concert Revisited. Ms. Cooper's CD Heavenly Grass has also been nominated for the 2013 Indie Artist of the Year Award and has released her new single "Segni Di Pace Fino" on her label Classical Soloists Records in association with Urban Classical Records. Bri made her Carnegie Hall debut in the Weil Recital Hall in the Voices of the New Millennium Concert in New York City. Her guest soloist engagements include singing for the People's Inaugural Luncheon Tribute to First Lady Michelle Obama, The International Caribbean Heritage Awards, and the Bahamas Independence Day and Goombay Festival which celebrates her Bahamian heritage, The New Haven Connecticut Celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recital, The Royal Palm Beach Celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Palm Beach, Florida, The 100th Celebration of Christ Episcopal Church in Miami, Florida, as well as soloist for St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Haverville, Florida. Bridgette was also featured as guest soloist for the unveiling of Thomas Jefferson's historical "North Star Newspaper" at the Benjamin Banneker Museum. She has performed in recital throughout the United States and Europe.
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Most recently, the legacy tennis brand Prince teamed up with Sean Wotherspoon to create a capsule collection. Prince is known for their tennis gear that they've been producing since 1970, but they also make "off the court" fashions that have more of an athleisure and streetwear vibe that's perfect for everyday wear. Wotherspoon is the founder of the staple vintage and apparel store Round Two, which has storefront locations in L.A., Miami, NYC, Virginia, and Chicago. He has a keen eye for fashion and design, so he was a natural choice as a collaborator to create this special collection — and we love-love it.
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"The white stones you guys ought to receive?" Su Luo's indifferent gaze swept across them, her tone light as a feather but carrying an endless amount of sarcasm, "Before when I asked you guys whether you want it or not, what was it you guys said? Especially you, Dongfang Xuan. At that time, how did you answer it? Don't think everyone is like you who can't remember!"
"…." No matter how thick-skinned Dongfang Xuan was, under everyone's eyes, wanting to go back on his words, the difficulty of this task was still very high.
"If you forgot, I can remind you. You said these stuff didn't have any spirit force, what's the use of having it. If you want it, then take it all. Dongfang Xuan, at that time, isn't that what you said?" Su Luo pressed closer, step by step, forcefully saying, full of confidence.
"….." Dongfang Xuan lost the war, switched out to Luo Haoming going up.
But before Luo Haoming could speak, Su Luo gave a cold sneer: "At that time, who was it that disdained these white stones would take up s.p.a.ce, so voluntarily abandoned it? Luo Haoming, don't say it was me who forced you oh."
Luo Haoming's face turned red, his lips moved, but in the end, being in the wrong, he retreated in defeat.
Li Aochen was also the same.
But the three of them were unwilling from beginning to the end.
Su Luo coldly sneered: "At that time, when we were surrounded by the Hidden-eyed Purple Spiders, who yeld that he didn't have any spirit force? And also, who was it that gave you guys Grandmaster level Spirit Restoration Pill? If there weren't any Grandmaster level Spirit Restoration Pills, would you guys' strength have been restored so quickly? And to safely break out of the encirclement by the Hidden-eyed Purple Spiders intact without a hair being touched?"
The three people was silent: "….." They couldn't deny this.
"According to reason, I spent Grandmaster level Spirit Restoration Pills, ultimately, the spoils of war should belong to me. This point, no matter where you go, will not be doubted. What do you guys say?" Su Luo's lips hooked into a ghost of a smile. In fact, at that time, she had already thought of the possibility that this dispute would occur. So, she was willing to take out the Grandmaster level Spirit Restoration Pills to give to them. This was called a one-time buy out of the spoils of war.
The three people suddenly realized, it turned out Su Luo had already antic.i.p.ated this, that's why she was so generous at that time!
"Loathsome girl, it turned out you already thought of this. You already knew these white stones could be used to draw prizes right?" Dongfang Xuan resentfully glared at Su Luo.
Grandmaster Rong Yun must have told her in advance, otherwise, why would she gather those rubbish white-colored stones? Dongfang Xuan was certain it was so.
"Master simply can't enter the Secret Roaming Dragon Territory. Moreover, we are the first to come in here. So my master simply couldn't have known about these white stones in advance." Su Luo coldly sneered. "Of course, if you don't believe it, I have no way to convince you. I'm not trying to explain it to you but stating a fact."
Dongfang Xuan was infuriated until he wanted to go crazy, but was powerless against Su Luo's logic. He could only fiercely turn his face away!
Finished settling those three people, only then did Su Luo smilingly consult the white-bearded old grandpa's meaning: "Elder, can I start now?"
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Book Review: 'News Hardcore: Hukbong Sandatahan ng Kahaggardan' by Manix Abrera
March 10, 2016 March 11, 2016 Vida Cruz
WARNING: This review will get personal.
Back in 2013, when I was new-ish at my previous (and first-ever) job at GMA News Online, I once spent an entire day reading Manix Abrera's News Hardcore from the first strip to the latest. Concealing my laughter became a struggle.
Image from Visprint.
News Hardcore at first followed the adventures of a newbie journo and then branched out into the experiences of her co-workers in the difficult but noble profession of news. The comic was only about 150+ strips at the time. Even if I couldn't (yet) relate to a lot of what was going down in the comics–from the failure to hail a cab to going to work during outrageous typhoons–I told myself and my officemates that this would make a great book and I'd buy it if it was. Little did I know that one day, Manix would email me a strip every week, that I would have to upload these comics onto the GNO website myself, that we would meet in conventions here and there, that he would give me a copy of 14 to review.
Flash forward to 2015, two years and a few odd months later, to the November Komikon. Manix was at the head of a long line of people who wanted autographs on News Hardcore: Hukbong Sandatahan ng Kahaggardan. I was not the same girl who read 150+ comic strips in one afternoon during some downtime from work: no longer naive, no longer a journalist, and preparing to leave my second job to move into my third, I'd left my fulfilling but ultimately toxic media job behind. But I still wished to have a hard copy of News Hardcore because no matter what happened to me next, the fact remains that my time in journalism has become an indelible part of me. (Spoiler alert: I did not buy a copy. Manix gave me a review copy for free.)
The truth is that my last six months at GMA were fraught with anxiety, stress, office politics, and the beginnings of a year-long depression. There came a point when I cried during a car ride to work–my body's way of telling me that I did not want to be there anymore. Remembering what was good and what I loved about the job became an unreachable dream. In the months after, I even stopped listening and reading to almost all kinds of news because I would remember some small thing that brought on so much boiling anger and resentment.
I read my physical copy of News Hardcore not in one sitting, as during that day in 2013, but in bursts between tasks at work, breaks, car rides, and an hour before going to bed. I noticed that I laughed more during this second reading than I ever did during the first. I could recognize myself and my former colleagues in beautifying yourself after coverage upon coverage; in gossiping about &#%$@^*@#% grammatical mistakes and other ridiculous writing sins committed by contributors; in trying to get HR to reimburse a hellish commute fee. I remember going to work the Saturday after Typhoon Yolanda struck, having to return gifts over P300 in price, pushing through a crowd just to get an assignment done. I remember having moments to myself on the rooftop or in the bathroom, not exactly questioning my life choices but taking stock of my life thus far anyway. I remember all the chats with my colleagues about what we really like to do beyond office hours (actor, writer, photographer, comic artist…there were many of us with other hobbies). I remembered all of it, laughing (and cringing a little).
It's been a year since I left GMA. It'd be an understatement to say that coping with the fallout, the near-constant rush of triggering memories, the slow climb back to a place that isn't dark and so far down from an exit, hasn't been easy. But I have done it, and I just so happened to read News Hardcore in a better frame of mind and under better circumstances. This book helped remind me that there were some good times, great memories, moments I could be proud of. And that yes, there are things I miss about the job, moments when I wonder what would have happened if I had stayed and the situation had been better. This book also helped me realize that that chapter of my life really has ended and that I am done wallowing in pain. Thus, reading this book is a wonderful way to go full circle.
I don't know if I can offer an objective review of the book and its contents (is there even such a thing as an objective review?). But this is what News Hardcore means to me, and I am so glad it played such a significant part of my life.
Now all that's left to ask is, kailan kaya yung volume 2? 😀
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A few hours later I was en route to the hospital with a half finished story. So yeah, it didn't get done as I'd planned.
I've been thinking about her story ever since, and this week I finally published it to my Forbes column.
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I think most of us can probably relate to this struggle. I know I can. When I moved to London I was deciding between two jobs. One was really interesting but didn't pay well. One paid a lot but was terrible. I took the terrible one.
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Debt forgiveness by PNC Bank and an unswerving commitment to serving the African-American community has helped the theater company turn the corner. The Collaborative is also playing a role in New Freedom Theater's long term resiliency. See our Feasibility Study for Renovation.
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Q: running camus sample with kafka 0.8 I am new to camus and I want to try and use it we my kafka 0.8
so far i downloaded the source created 2 queue like the example expect
configured the job config file (see below)
and tried to run it on my machine(details below) with this command
$JAVA_HOME/bin/java -cp camus-example-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar com.linkedin.camus.etl.kafka.CamusJob -P /root/Desktop/camus-workspace/camus-master/camus-example/target/camus.properties

the jar contains all the dependencies like the shade file
and I am getting this error:
[EtlInputFormat] - Discrading topic : TestQueue
[EtlInputFormat] - Discrading topic : test
[EtlInputFormat] - Discrading topic : DummyLog2
[EtlInputFormat] - Discrading topic : test3
[EtlInputFormat] - Discrading topic : TwitterQueue
[EtlInputFormat] - Discrading topic : test2
[EtlInputFormat] - Discarding topic (Decoder generation failed) : DummyLog
[CodecPool] - Got brand-new compressor
[JobClient] - Running job: job_local_0001
[JobClient] -  map 0% reduce 0%
[JobClient] - Job complete: job_local_0001
[JobClient] - Counters: 0
[CamusJob] - Job finished

when i tried to run it with my intellij-idea editor
i got the some error but found the reason for the error
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.linkedin.batch.etl.kafka.coders.LatestSchemaKafkaAvroMessageDecoder

can some explain to me what i am doing wrong ?
camus config file
# Needed Camus properties, more cleanup to come

# final top-level data output directory, sub-directory will be dynamically created for each topic pulled
etl.destination.path=/root/Desktop/camus-workspace/camus-master/camus-example/target/1
# HDFS location where you want to keep execution files, i.e. offsets, error logs, and count files
etl.execution.base.path=/root/Desktop/camus-workspace/camus-master/camus-example/target/2
# where completed Camus job output directories are kept, usually a sub-dir in the base.path
etl.execution.history.path=/root/Desktop/camus-workspace/camus-master/camus-example/target3

# Kafka-0.8 handles all zookeeper calls
#zookeeper.hosts=localhost:2181
#zookeeper.broker.topics=/brokers/topics
#zookeeper.broker.nodes=/brokers/ids

# Concrete implementation of the Encoder class to use (used by Kafka Audit, and thus optional for now)
#camus.message.encoder.class=com.linkedin.batch.etl.kafka.coders.DummyKafkaMessageEncoder

# Concrete implementation of the Decoder class to use
camus.message.decoder.class=com.linkedin.batch.etl.kafka.coders.LatestSchemaKafkaAvroMessageDecoder

# Used by avro-based Decoders to use as their Schema Registry
kafka.message.coder.schema.registry.class=com.linkedin.camus.example.DummySchemaRegistry

# Used by the committer to arrange .avro files into a partitioned scheme. This will be the default partitioner for all
# topic that do not have a partitioner specified
#etl.partitioner.class=com.linkedin.camus.etl.kafka.coders.DefaultPartitioner

# Partitioners can also be set on a per-topic basis
#etl.partitioner.class.<topic-name>=com.your.custom.CustomPartitioner

# all files in this dir will be added to the distributed cache and placed on the classpath for hadoop tasks
# hdfs.default.classpath.dir=/root/Desktop/camus-workspace/camus-master/camus-example/target

# max hadoop tasks to use, each task can pull multiple topic partitions
mapred.map.tasks=30
# max historical time that will be pulled from each partition based on event timestamp
kafka.max.pull.hrs=1
# events with a timestamp older than this will be discarded.
kafka.max.historical.days=3
# Max minutes for each mapper to pull messages (-1 means no limit)
kafka.max.pull.minutes.per.task=-1

# if whitelist has values, only whitelisted topic are pulled.  nothing on the blacklist is pulled
kafka.blacklist.topics=
kafka.whitelist.topics=DummyLog
log4j.configuration=true

# Name of the client as seen by kafka
kafka.client.name=camus
# Fetch Request Parameters
kafka.fetch.buffer.size=
kafka.fetch.request.correlationid=
kafka.fetch.request.max.wait=
kafka.fetch.request.min.bytes=
# Connection parameters.
kafka.brokers=localhost:9092
kafka.timeout.value=

#Stops the mapper from getting inundated with Decoder exceptions for the same topic
#Default value is set to 10
max.decoder.exceptions.to.print=5

#Controls the submitting of counts to Kafka
#Default value set to true
post.tracking.counts.to.kafka=true

log4j.configuration=true

# everything below this point can be ignored for the time being, will provide more documentation down the road
##########################
etl.run.tracking.post=false
kafka.monitor.tier=
etl.counts.path=
kafka.monitor.time.granularity=10

etl.hourly=hourly
etl.daily=daily
etl.ignore.schema.errors=false

# configure output compression for deflate or snappy. Defaults to deflate
etl.output.codec=deflate
etl.deflate.level=6
#etl.output.codec=snappy

etl.default.timezone=America/Los_Angeles
etl.output.file.time.partition.mins=60
etl.keep.count.files=false
etl.execution.history.max.of.quota=.8

mapred.output.compress=true
mapred.map.max.attempts=1

kafka.client.buffer.size=20971520
kafka.client.so.timeout=60000

#zookeeper.session.timeout=
#zookeeper.connection.timeout=

machine details:
hortonworks - hdp 2.0.0.6
with kafka 0.8 beta 1

A: There is a mistake in package name.
Change
camus.message.decoder.class=com.linkedin.batch.etl.kafka.coders.LatestSchemaKafkaAvroMessageDecoder

to
camus.message.decoder.class=com.linkedin.camus.etl.kafka.coders.LatestSchemaKafkaAvroMessageDecoder

Also you need to specify some Kafka-related properties or comment it (this way Camus will use default values):
# Fetch Request Parameters
# kafka.fetch.buffer.size=
# kafka.fetch.request.correlationid=
# kafka.fetch.request.max.wait=
# kafka.fetch.request.min.bytes=
# Connection parameters.
kafka.brokers=localhost:9092
# kafka.timeout.value=


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